Running-cost calculator

How much does a pool pump cost to run in Spain?

A pool pump is one of the quietest big costs in a Spanish home. Typically 250 to 2,200 watts, it runs for hours every day through the season to keep the water filtered — and because it runs so long, the total adds up fast. Two things cut it sharply: running fewer hours (often the pump runs far longer than the water actually needs), and shifting those hours to cheaper times. On an indexed or off-peak tariff, filtering during the cheap solar-rich midday instead of the pricey evening can make a real difference.

Pool pump cost calculator tool

Power1,100 W

Hours per day6

Days per week

Your electricity rate (€/kWh)

Spain average, all-in. Your exact rate is on your bill.

Per hour

€0.209

Per day

€1.25

Per month

€38.17

Per year

€458.02

Energy use

Per day: 6.60 kWh
Per month: 200.9 kWh
Per year: 2,411 kWh

How we calculate this

kWh/day = (W / 1000) × hours
cost/month = kWh/day × (days/week ÷ 7) × 30.44 × rate
cost/year = kWh/day × (days/week ÷ 7) × 365.25 × rate

Pool pumps run for hours daily — trim the runtime and shift it to cheap midday hours to cut the cost sharply.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a pool pump cost to run in Spain?

A 1,100 W pump run 6 hours a day costs around €1.25 a day — roughly €38 a month — at an all-in rate near €0.19/kWh. Longer daily runtimes push it well above that.

How can I cut pool pump costs?

Run it fewer hours (many pools are over-filtered), shift filtering to cheaper midday or off-peak hours, and consider a variable-speed pump — it can use far less than a single-speed one.

Our picks to cut this cost

Solar pool cover
Cuts evaporation and keeps the water warmer, so the pump and heater run fewer hours.
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Pool pump timer
Runs the pump only in the cheap hours instead of all day.
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Whole-home energy monitor
Shows your live kW draw, so you can see if your contracted power is oversized.
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